Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing on raising the awareness of the Leeds Local Development Framework (LDF) and inviting specific comments from Members on initial Core Strategy issues and options and scenarios.

The Head of Planning and Economic Policy, Development Department submitted a report on raising the awareness of the Leeds Local Development Framework (LDF) and inviting specific comments from Members on initial Core Strategy issues and options and scenarios.

Andrew Crates, Community Planner, Development Department presented the report and responded to Members’ queries and comments.

Detailed discussion ensued on the contents of the report.

In summary, specific reference was made to the following issues:-

·  the need to focus on the relationship between development and transport to ensure Leeds’ continued economic success

·  the need to focus on the ‘higher quality’ of urban design as well as creative urban design which had a key role to play in providing successful places

·  clarification as to who had determined the statement in the report that in Leeds a large proportion of housing stock was the wrong size and of poor standard

·  the need for highways engineers to have a total re-think on transport issues in the Kirkstall ward

·  the urgent need to provide homes for people throughout the city

·  the need for the Local Development Framework to address temporary seasonal accommodation and houses converted into multi occupational homes

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the contents of the report be noted.

(b)  That the Community Planner, Development Department be requested to summarise the points raised at the meeting on the draft Core Strategy and to forward an email to Members and interested parties with a link to the relevant documents, in order that such comments may be made before the 18^th December 2006 deadline.

(c)  That this report be referred to the next meeting of the Planning Group for discussion and for North West Area Management to invite the Head of Planning and Economic Policy.